title: Effects of beta-aminoproprionitrile on formation and mineralization of rat bone matrix.
abstract: Bones of 4-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats fed a diet containing 0.25% beta-aminoproprionitrile (beta-APN) for 21 days and injected with 3H-proline, 3H-tetracycline, and cold tetracycline at 5-, 10-, and 20-day intervals were analyzed for incorporation of 3H-proline and 3H-tetracycline. Tibial cross sections were examined by fluorescent microscopy to determine the linear bone apposition between intervals and the distribution and intensity of tetracycline bands. The incorporation of 3H-proline was similar in beta-APN-treated and control rats. Incorporation of 3H-tetracycline, however, was significantly lower in beta-APN-treated rats. Fluorescent microscopy of tibial cross sections showed a comparable amount of linear matrix apposition in control and treated rats. It is suggested that beta-APN does not inhibit the bone matrix formation but does interfere with its mineralization.
mesh_terms: D000629:Aminopropionitrile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001857:Bone Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*; D009929:Organ Size; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D000629:Aminopropionitrile; D011392:Proline; D013752:Tetracycline